On a windy and snowy March 3, 1989, Burlington Northern train No. 1 works west through Bison, Montana, on scenic Marias Pass. On the point is BN GP39-2 No. 2709, one of 40 built by Electro-Motive ... (more)

Eastbound vehicle train is reflected in the still waters of a pond at False Summit on the eastern slope of Marias Pass.

After waiting at false summit for a westbound coal train, BNSF 4497 is now back on the move east, seen beneath the mountains at Bison.

Photo by Ron Thur

A BNSF GEVO and an SD70MAC take coal empties east, seen passing beneath the mountains at Bison, MT on a beautiful summer morning.

The BNSF 6819 helper crew tags along riding behind the DPU of a westbound grain train, grinding its way to the summit of Marias Pass. The constant blustery winds of Marias are very evident here a... (more)

Shortly before shooting the Amtrak shot just west of here, we had latched onto this WB Z train near Browning, entering the siding at Bison for his meet with Amtrak. His The fresh snow, and brigh... (more)

BNSF 7693 rolls to a stop at the west end of the Bison siding, waiting on EB Amtrak #8, on BNSF's Hi Line Subdivision over Marias Pass. A blustery and brisk, but otherwise beautiful day allowed f... (more)

On a pristine, yet unusually wind free day on the southern edge of Glacier National Park in October, Amtrak train #8 rolls eastward by a remarkably glass-like pond, just west of Bison, MT, at a lo... (more)

A westbound Z train stretches out across a wide spot at Bison, seen from the shoulder of US Highway 2. What was surprising about this train was the pair of SD75Ms in the consist.

A westbound loaded grain train makes 18 mph up the east side of Marias Pass with a 2x2 DPU configuration.

A pair of DPU units shove hard on the rear of a loaded coal train as it works its way up the east side of Marias Pass.